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Annie Chave
/ 10 months agoSupersize me – The rise and rise of the cult cricketer
ANNIE CHAVE As the ECB and the counties discuss financial terms for the privatisation of the Hundred in the England and...
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Derek Pringle
/ 10 months agoNew world order puts the individual first
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Cricket teams that win big tournaments nearly always cite a special togetherness which contributed to their victory; something...
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Featured
/ 10 months agoEngland favourites in an open field
MARK BUTCHER I’m expecting an unpredictable T20 World Cup. The way the tournament is structured this time – with four groups...
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Ben Gardner
/ 10 months agoGet excited, get very excited
BEN GARDNER It rarely takes the very best long to resume normal service after some time out. Think Steve Smith scoring...
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Darren Stevens
/ 10 months agoAll eyes on the World Cup – But Blast still packs a punch
DARREN STEVENS If Twenty20 is your thing then you’ve got it made over the next few weeks. Between now and the...
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County Championships
/ 10 months agoThe hare and the tortoise
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler If Jerry Springer was still on the telly, my relationship with the County Championship would be...
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Derek Pringle
/ 11 months agoButtler’s England have firepower to win again
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England have just two more T20 matches against Pakistan, following Saturday’s pipe-opener at Edgbaston, before they mount their...
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Featured
/ 11 months agoWorld Cup offers welcome break from franchise diet
MARK BUTCHER With the ICC holding global tournaments every year for the foreseeable future, it doesn’t leave long for the anticipation...
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Featured
/ 11 months agoFocus on the fans
By RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler How red-ball cricket can survive if attention is paid to those who are still paying...
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Annie Chave
/ 11 months agoFinding a second home
ANNIE CHAVE At the end of the 2020 season when, after 15 years playing and coaching on the county circuit, Australian...
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Features
/ 11 months agoSuper stuff at Portchester
Toby Reynolds reports from Portchester CC, a small club in Hampshire which is making a significant contribution to opening up the...
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Featured
/ 11 months agoWaters muddied as ECB changes rules for Yorkshire
KATYA WITNEY After the latest development to Project Darwin, it’s hardly surprising if those following it are struggling to keep track....
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Darren Stevens
/ 11 months agoSlaughtered seamers need not despair
DARREN STEVENS The T20 World Cup begins next Saturday hard on the heels of the Indian Premier League in which arguably...
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Mark Butcher
/ 11 months agoAnderson’s retirement in England’s best interests
MARK BUTCHER It was a brave call from the England management to signal the end of Jimmy Anderson’s career. It was...
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Ben Gardner
/ 11 months agoLancs losses in sharp relief against Surrey’s success
BEN GARDNER "We need two extra points.” Head coach Gareth Batty, speaking at the end of Surrey’s latest dismantling of a...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 11 months agoTime for transfer talk to get real
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler In the next week or so, the county cricket rumour mill will start to turn. On...
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A Cricket Life
/ 11 months agoA Cricket Life with Mike Hussey
A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the run machine-turned-commentator on a life spent...
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Features
/ 11 months agoBravo to Emilio Gay, inspiring the next generation
Jeremy Blackmore on a cricketer with a unique background who is hoping to use his profile to help others Northamptonshire batter...
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Katya Witney
/ 11 months agoThe unsolvable problem
KATYA WITNEY Katya Witney, staff writer @wisdencricket, on the packed cricketing schedule Being a professional cricketer is a dream for so...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 11 months agoThe long goodbye?
Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler As you might expect from one of the world’s most literate sports, county cricket has been...
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Annie Chave
/ 11 months agoPlaying the long game
ANNIE CHAVE Will Jacks flew to a 41-ball century for the Royal Challengers Bangaluru in the IPL. Johnny Bairstow’s Punjab Kings...
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Darren Stevens
/ 11 months agoKeeping sane on the country merry-go-round
DARREN STEVENS There will be those who will have rolled their eyes after the PCA released a statement voicing the players’...
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A Cricket Life
/ 11 months agoA Cricket Life with Greg Chappell
A regular feature charting the lives of some of the game’s stars, this week the Australian batting legend on the highs...
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Mark Butcher
/ 11 months agoArcher brings venom to England’s World Cup bid
MARK BUTCHER The headline news from England’s T20 World Cup squad was Jofra Archer’s return and, fingers crossed, if he can...
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Ben Gardner
/ 11 months agoBacking the bat in the balancing act of T20
BEN GARDNER A major fascination of international T20 cricket is its necessary get-what-you’re-given nature. While franchise teams don’t all follow the...
